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Distance: 122.8 km Ride time: 6:50:58 Average: 17.9 km/h Max speed: 40.0 km/h Total: 56857 km I woke up to yet another fresh morning at my camp spot along the the Moselle River. The plan for today was the following: continue along the river towards the border with Luxembourg, climb a few hills, and arrive [ Read More ]

Distance: 98.6 km Ride time: 5:44:26 Average: 17.2 km/h Max speed: 44.6 km/h Total: 56613 km Compared to the fancy and touristic southern France along the Mediterranean, this part of the country is pretty much the opposite; quiet, anonymous, and as non-touristic as it gets. As always I like to see both sides of a [ Read More ]

Distance: 96.2 km Ride time: 5:38:34 Average: 17.1 km/h Max speed: 47.2 km/h Total: 56514 km According to the weather forecast the rainy clouds that have been hanging over Switzerland for the last week was supposed to clear this morning. We still got a fair amount of rain during the night, but luckily things cleared [ Read More ]

Distance: 124.5 km Ride time: 7:01:42 Average: 17.7 km/h Max speed: 45.7 km/h Total: 56227 km The day started at the local boulangerie for a latte and a croissant – this is France after all 🙂 The direct route from Spain to Denmark would not have taken me close to the Alps but rather directly [ Read More ]

Distance: 139.3 km Ride time: 7:34:56 Average: 18.4 km/h Max speed: 45.0 km/h Total: 56102 km When I arrived at my camp site last night the reception was already closed. As I left at 7.30 this morning it was still not open – oh well, a free night then 🙂 French villages can be rather [ Read More ]

Distance: 112.4 km Ride time: 5:54:13 Average: 19.0 km/h Max speed: 49.0 km/h Total: 55963 km Our Warmshower host Jöel, an avid cyclist himself, joined me for the first 15 kilometers out of town. Knowing the local roads is always a big help and I was now set up to join an old railway line [ Read More ]

Distance: 107.0 km Ride time: 5:53:30 Average: 18.2 km/h Max speed: 39.2 km/h Total: 55851 km There are two ways to get from Beziers to Montpellier. One would be the more direct inland route, the other option being the coastal route. I’m glad we aimed for the coast! Before we reached the coast for a [ Read More ]

Distance: 120.7 km Ride time: 5:29:50 Average: 22.0 km/h Max speed: 47.5 km/h Total: 55744 km For the first time since somewhere in Africa we got a bit of rain last night. Luckily Manon’s tent turned out to be waterproof. The rain stopped before sunrise so after a quick stop in the historical city center [ Read More ]